top 5 countries largest nuclear arsenals

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5) United kingdom

​Once the largest superpower in the world, the United Kingdom is still by all means what it once was, a superpower. However the tremendously large global empire that the United Kingdom occupied is now only limited to its point of origin in Europe. But as far as nuclear Warheads are concerned, the United Kingdom sits not so comfortably at the fifth spot with the number being 215. As the list progresses, this number may seem bleak…

4) China

​Probably the next leader of the free world in following 10 years, China has focused more on enhancing its GDP than its nuclear arsenal. Believe it or not, it has done them a world of good since the US is a major debtor to China with figures well over 50 billion USD. Even so, China has an impressive number of nuclear warheads given that its sole focus has been civic development and economic growth. It currently possesses 250 nuclear weapons.

3) France

Another European powerhouse, France has 300 nuclear warheads, a larger number than its historical rival, the UK. However Europe has grown past ridiculous wars and indulging in fruitless nuclear arms races. The possession of nuclear warheads however, has become something indicative of a global political stronghold, so even the most liberal and peaceful of countries are in fact, nuclear powers.